Dynamo 3, Toronto FC 0

The Dynamo scored three goals in a five-minute span of the first
half and cruised from there for a 3-0 win Saturday night,
extending their unbeaten streak to seven games.

"First half was fantastic," said Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear.
"We came out with a great attitude and the goals were excellent.
We saw the game out (in the second half) quite efficiently. I
am really happy."

Houston (5-2-3) took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Brad
Davis in the 20th minute. Davis scored from about 20 yards out
on the right side on a direct kick, sending a low shot through
the Toronto wall and into the middle of the net, surprising
goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

Two minutes later, Brian Ching sent a cross into the middle of
the box to Kei Kamara, who turned and deflected it just inside
the left post to make it 2-0. Two minutes later, Davis nudged a
free kick to Stuart Holden, who nailed a bouncer under the
Toronto wall and just off the left post and in.

"We practice it a lot," said Davis, who has a league-high seven
assists, notching at least one in a team-record sixth straight
game. "When I step up, most teams think I'm going to hit it. It
was a perfect spot and they bit on me running up to the ball and
(Stuart) has a great shot where all he has to do is hit the
target and he did and it hit the back of the net."

Toronto (4-4-4) entered with just one loss in its past six
games, but came out flat as Houston dominated play for most of
the game.

"We had a really, really poor couple minutes where they scored
goals, but after that, they just sat back," Toronto interim
coach Chris Cummins said. "We are disappointed. We didn't play
particularly well today, and I thought Houston did."

Toronto's plan to slow the Houston offense was to stop crosses
and set plays. With Houston scoring two of its three goals on
the set plays and the third on a cross, that plan failed.

"We knew going in that was their game plan, and they capitalized
on it," said Toronto midfielder Dwayne De Rosario, who was
making his return to Houston after being traded to Toronto in
the offseason. "We didn't come out the way we knew we should
have. After the first 25 minutes, we are 3-0 down. By that time,
it's hard to get back into the game, especially against them and
in the heat.

"We are disappointed more so for our lack of attitude. In the
second half, we were playing more for pride, but I think there
was enough there. If you think you can beat a team, 3-1, (New
England last week) and then just show up next week, you can't."

Houston improved to 5-0-2 in its last seven games. The Dynamo
have scored six goals in the last two games after scoring eight
in their first eight matches.

"It comes and goes," Kinnear said of the scoring. "When you
don't score, people ask what's wrong. When it does, people ask
what's right. We keep on doing the same things. Set pieces we
work on, but if you have good players on the ball, good things
happen. Things are clicking for us now, but it's always the
same approach and I think its why these guys remain confident."